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Sesame Street Turns 40 -
November 10th, 2009
Believe it or not, it was 40 years ago today that Sesame Street first aired on television. Yet we are no closer to finding out if Big Bird is a chick, a dude, or transgendered like his/her friend Snuffy. Of course, growing up we were too innocent to know or care about such things. Laughing while learning was so enjoyable that Bert and Ernie’s thinly-veiled homosexuality and Oscar’s drunken rants were hardly noticed. Either way, N is for nookie and that’s good enough for us.
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Daytime Emmy Awards that Sesame Street has won, the most awarded to any television show in the United States. So, if you are keeping score at home, that is Sesame Street: 122, Jerry Springer: 0. |
The most sophisticated people I know –
inside they are all children.
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Jim Henson
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muppeteer
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noun. 1. One who operates the Muppet’s movements and provides the speaking parts of the characters. 2. One who fists Muppets.
Ernie moved mad wax when his "Rubber Ducky" track reached #16 on the Billboard chart in 1970. Meanwhile, his cousins at The Muppet Show, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, covered this highly-revered underground classic!
Canned Characters
| Don Music | A pianist who would bang his head against the keys in frustration. He was bounced when kids started doing the same thing. |
| Harvey Kneeslapper | Discontinued because his signature laugh was too much of a strain on muppeteer Frank Oz’s vocal cords. |
| Bruno the Trashman | Full-sized Muppet who carried Oscar around in his trashcan. Due to inactivity, Bruno’s foam disintegrated in storage. He was never seen again. |
| Drunky McSlopperson | A Scottish tippler who was booted off the set after urinating on Baby Bear and eating a cheeseburger with his shirt off. You might recognize him. |
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